Though U.S. policymakers have mostly been focused on China’s connections to TikTok, Russia’s state propaganda apparatus has begun to leverage TikTok’s growing appeal as a new avenue for disseminating overt Kremlin messaging through a network of state-affiliated accounts.
Valerie Wirtschafter examines the use of Russian state-backed accounts on TikTok, the growing reach and engagement of these accounts, the type of content posted, and what this rise in TikTok use has to do with the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Learn more about Russian state media’s English and Spanish language posts on TikTok in this piece published by the Washington Post, which features Wirtschafter’s findings.
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